Ulysses Alternatives for Linux
Ulysses is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Typora. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Zettlr or CherryTree. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ulysses and 15 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ulysses are Manuskript, FocusWriter, Dendron and novelWriter.
Ulysses alternatives are mainly Note-taking Tools but may also be Todo List Managers or Novel Authoring Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Ulysses.Typora
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Paid • Proprietary
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
143 Typora alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
Typora gives you a seamless experience as both a reader and a writer. It removes the preview window, mode switcher, syntax symbols of markdown source code, and all other unnecessary distractions. Instead, it provides a real live preview feature to help you concentrate on the...
- - Typora is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Ulysses.
- - Typora is the most popular commercial alternative to Ulysses.
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Wonder WarthogAlso features a handy files panel to the left. Display and editing is distraction free and very clean (cleaner than Ulysses).
4Zettlr
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
- File Organizer
145 Zettlr alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Zettlr is a one-stop publication workbench that combines many writing features and collects them in one application. It aims at speeding up your workflow and help you write without any interruptions.
- - Zettlr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ulysses.
Zettlr Features
CherryTree
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
21 CherryTree alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
A hierarchical note taking application, featuring rich text and syntax highlighting, storing data in a single xml or sqlite file.
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Manuskript
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Novel Authoring Tool
100 Manuskript alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Flathub
Manuskript is an open-source tool for writers, with outliner, character management, plot development, distraction-free editor, etc.
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FocusWriter
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Text Editor
- Word Processor
89 FocusWriter alternatives- Windows
- Linux
- PortableApps.com
FocusWriter is a fullscreen, distraction-free word processor designed to immerse you as much as possible in your work. The program autosaves your progress, and reloads the last files you had open to make it easy to jump back in during your next writing session, and has many...
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Dendron
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
195 Dendron alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Visual Studio Code
Dendron is an open-source, local-first, markdown-based, note-taking tool built on top of VSCode. It supports all the usual features you would expect like tagging, backlinks, a graph view, split panes, and so forth.
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novelWriter
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo- Free • Open Source
- Novel Authoring Tool
- Note-taking Tool
- Text Editor
38 novelWriter alternatives- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Qt
novelWriter is a Markdown-like text editor designed for writing novels and larger projects of many smaller plain text documents. It uses its own flavor of Markdown that supports a meta data syntax for comments, synopsis and cross-referencing between files.
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Notepack
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo343 Notepack alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Note-taking Tool
- Todo List Manager
- Windows
- Linux
Privacy oriented, without vendor lock in note organizer, todo list desktop application. Work offline with text, markdown and pdf files.
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(Un)colored
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo73 (Un)colored alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Next generation desktop rich content editor that saves documents with themes. HTML & Markdown compatible. For Windows, OS X & Linux.
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DiscontinuedLast update on April 2021 and last release on November 2016: https://github.com/n457/Uncolored